2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
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All 5 Oregon seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election41
Seats won41
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote778,139582,909
Percentage53.64%40.18%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.96%Decrease2.svg 0.09%
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oregon, one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the governor of Oregon and a United States senator. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014. [1]

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2014 [2] [3]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 778,13953.64%4-
Republican 582,90940.18%1-
Libertarian 37,9592.62%-
Pacific Green 30,1322.08%-
Constitution 6,2080.43%-
write-ins 15,3551.06%-
Totals1,450,702100.00%5-

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon by district: [4]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 160,03857.31%96,24534.47%15,6055.59%279,253100.0%Democratic hold
District 2 73,78525.67%202,37470.41%11,2663.92%287,425100.0%Republican hold
District 3 211,74872.33%57,42419.61%23,5858.06%292,757100.0%Democratic hold
District 4 181,62458.55%116,53437.57%12,0213.88%310,179100.0%Democratic hold
District 5 150,94453.70%110,33239.25%19,8127.05%281,088100.0%Democratic hold
Total778,13953.64%582,90940.18%89,6546.18%1,450,702100.0%

District 1

The 1st district is located in the northwest corner of Oregon. Incumbent Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, who had represented the district since winning a special election in 2012, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+7.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) 50,903 98.8
Democratic Write-ins6011.2
Total votes51,504 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jason Yates, pest control service manager [5]
Eliminated in primary
  • Delinda Delgado Morgan, heavy-equipment operator, winemaker and martial arts instructor [5]
  • Bob Niemeyer, mechanical engineer [5]

Results

Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jason Yates 16,466 42.3
Republican Delinda Delgado Morgan15,52139.9
Republican Bob Niemeyer6,63717.0
Republican Write-ins3120.8
Total votes38,936 100.0

General election

Results

Oregon's 1st congressional district, 2014 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) 160,038 57.3
Republican Jason Yates96,24534.5
Libertarian James Foster11,2134.0
Pacific Green Steven C. Reynolds11,1634.0
n/a Write-ins5940.2
Total votes279,253 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

The 2nd district is located east of the Willamette Valley and covers roughly two-thirds of the state. It is the largest of Oregon's five districts and is the seventh-largest district in the nation. Incumbent Republican Greg Walden, the Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, who had represented the district since 1999, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

The Club for Growth targeted Walden for a primary challenge. [8] [9]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 64,603 75.5
Republican Dennis Linthicum20,74524.3
Republican Write-ins1850.2
Total votes85,533 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Aelea Christofferson, business owner [5]
Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Aelea Christofferson 24,407 61.8
Democratic Barney Spera7,99620.2
Democratic C. F. Vulliet6,10315.5
Democratic Write-ins1,0072.5
Total votes39,513 100.0

General election

Results

Oregon's 2nd congressional district, 2014 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 202,374 70.4
Democratic Aelea Christofferson73,78525.7
Libertarian Sharon L. Durbin10,4913.6
n/a Write-ins7750.3
Total votes287,425 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

The 3rd district most of Multnomah County, including Portland east of the Willamette River, Gresham and Troutdale. Incumbent Democrat Earl Blumenauer, who had represented the district since 1996, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+22.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) 69,753 98.6
Democratic Write-ins9691.4
Total votes70,722 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • James Buchal, attorney [5]

Results

Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Buchal 15,083 97.8
Republican Write-ins3382.2
Total votes15,421 100.0

General election

Results

Oregon's 3rd congressional district, 2014 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) 211,748 72.3
Republican James Buchal57,42419.6
Pacific Green Michael Meo12,1064.1
Libertarian Jeffrey J. Langan6,3812.2
Independent David Walker4,0091.4
n/a Write-ins1,0890.4
Total votes292,757 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

The 4th district the southern half of Oregon's coastal counties, including Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane and Linn counties and most of Benton and Josephine counties. Incumbent Democrat Peter DeFazio, who had represented the district since 1987, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+2.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter DeFazio (incumbent) 57,970 98.3
Democratic Write-ins1,0161.7
Total votes58,986 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary, 2014 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur B. Robinson 45,391 97.3
Republican write-ins1,2552.7
Total votes46,646 100.0

General election

Results

Oregon's 4th congressional district, 2014 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter DeFazio (incumbent) 181,624 58.6
Republican Art Robinson 116,53437.6
Pacific Green Mike Beilstein6,8632.2
Libertarian David L. Chester4,6761.5
n/a Write-ins4820.1
Total votes310,152 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

The 5th district includes Oregon's central coast through Salem, north to the southern Portland suburbs and east to the summit of Mount Hood. Incumbent Democrat Kurt Schrader, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2012 and the district had an even PVI.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Anita Brown, former U.S. Army medical specialist and retired union worker [5] [11]

Results

Democratic primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kurt Schrader (incumbent) 42,041 83.1
Democratic Anita Brown8,10616.0
Democratic Write-ins4450.9
Total votes50,592 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Ben Pollock, former Congressional aide and businessman [5] [13]

Results

Oregon's 5th congressional district Republican primary, 2014 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tootie Smith 31,883 62.9
Republican Ben Pollock18,59536.6
Republican Write-ins2680.5
Total votes50,746 100.0

General election

Results

Oregon's 5th congressional district, 2014 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kurt Schrader (incumbent) 150,944 53.7
Republican Tootie Smith 110,33239.3
Independent Marvin Sannes7,6742.7
Constitution Raymond Baldwin6,2082.2
Libertarian Daniel K. Souza5,1981.8
n/a Write-ins7320.3
Total votes281,088 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Elections Division History". Oregon Secretary of State. 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ Karen L. Haas (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives . Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State . Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Christian Gaston (March 11, 2014). "Election 2014: Who filed for Oregon statewide and congressional office". The Oregonian . Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "May 20, 2014 Primary Election Abstract of Votes: Representative in Congress". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Oregon 2014 General Election". Oregon Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ Cahn, Emily (September 23, 2013). "Republican Eyes Primary Challenge to NRCC Chairman #OR02". Roll Call. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ Mapes, Jeff (October 23, 2013). "Dennis Linthicum announces he's running against Rep. Greg Walden in GOP primary". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  10. ↑ Mapes, Jeff (November 5, 2013). "Art Robinson files to run for third time against Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  11. ↑ Kristian Foden-Vencil (April 22, 2014). "Oregon's 5th: A Diverse And Dynamic District, And Race". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  12. ↑ Mapes, Jeff (January 13, 2014). "Clackamas Commissioner Tootie Smith announces candidacy against Rep. Kurt Schrader". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  13. ↑ Mapes, Jeff (October 30, 2013). "Republican Ben Pollock announces candidacy for Kurt Schrader's congressional seat". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
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